The Cambridge History of the British Empire: British India, 1497-1858John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... Ceylon , whereby the king agreed to pay tribute in cinnamon and elephants to the Portuguese , who , in return , undertook to protect Ceylon against all enemies . Seeing that the next official visit to Ceylon did not take place until ...
... Ceylon , whereby the king agreed to pay tribute in cinnamon and elephants to the Portuguese , who , in return , undertook to protect Ceylon against all enemies . Seeing that the next official visit to Ceylon did not take place until ...
Page 57
... Ceylon and Malabar on the other hand constantly showed heavy losses , although we know from other sources that Malabar ceased to be " a bad post " towards the end of the eighteenth century.2 In these figures profit and loss made by ...
... Ceylon and Malabar on the other hand constantly showed heavy losses , although we know from other sources that Malabar ceased to be " a bad post " towards the end of the eighteenth century.2 In these figures profit and loss made by ...
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... Ceylon Government Gazette . ) Colombo , 1889 . CONTEMPORARY PUBLICATIONS CORDINER , JAMES . A description of Ceylon , containing an account of the country , inhabitants , and natural productions ; with narratives of a tour round the ...
... Ceylon Government Gazette . ) Colombo , 1889 . CONTEMPORARY PUBLICATIONS CORDINER , JAMES . A description of Ceylon , containing an account of the country , inhabitants , and natural productions ; with narratives of a tour round the ...
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